Thursday, October 11, 2007

There are things that I want to share but they will not fit into anything specific. Why always look for order when chaos can be equally beautiful. So I decided to dedicate one blog to my unspecific, yet according to me interesting thoughts.

The first thing is about Catch-22. Not exactly the novel, but the phrase. Look around and nearly all the time we are in Catch-22 situations. I will give you examples.

One of my close friends said that each one in our friend circle is simple and good at heart. So they will be perfect for their girlfriends. But since all of us are simple and good at heart; almost no one has a girlfriend. A perfect Catch-22 situation.

Another one is about the LBS academy. The faculty here wants us to be frank and open in discussions. But they also want our behavior to be officer like. So anything that is ‘frank and open’ can be dubbed as unofficerlike and vice versa. I bet bureaucracy will have maximum Catch-22 situations.

Now I want to share something else. I know I look ‘almost’ alright or I like to believe this. The truth is I do not see mirror quite often. But when I have to get my haircut, I am made to stare in the mirror for complete 15 minutes. I keep on saying to myself ‘Gosh! you are not good’. The image in the mirror looks to be a stranger and those 15 minutes look like a lifetime.

And to end this something that amazed me, a sort of discourse on God. Let us assume that God exists and since he is God he is omnipotent. As he is omnipotent, he should be able to do everything in this world.

Now can he create a stone which he cannot lift? If no, then he is not omnipotent hence not God. If yes, then since he cannot lift the stone he is not omnipotent hence not God. Well no conclusions from my side……..

In case you now want a statement from me now about my religious beliefs, I am somewhat between an agnostic and a theist.

PS: The ‘adventure’ at LBSNAA continues. After having rock climbing this weekend, we are going for River rafting and Para-sailing on the coming sat-sun, though I reserve my take on my interest in adventure :)

10 comments:

Hari
said...

Guys who are simple and good at heart cannot have girlfriends. Anurag I think u should be clear about whether this statement is limited to life at LBSNAA or life outside it.

If it is for life at LBSNAA, few girls who got into campus should also be simple and good at heart. So they should also be thinking that it is the reason why they can’t have boyfriends. They too should be finding themselves in the same situation.

If it is (statement) for life for outside the campus also, u should tell us whether u qualify for it. And certainly this isn’t because u aren’t simple and good at heart. Certainly u r . But the second part of the statement -------?Well I think u should bring some clarity. No no u have already cleared it in many of u r blogs. :)

Can the guys who do not have girlfriends be termed as "simple" and "good at heart"? If so, count me in.

As far as your looks are concerned, why not have an email poll on the lbsnaa mail asking all OTs to respond on how you look? I am sure you will win with a handsome (pun unintended) margin from the Kaveri residents.

@Praveen: See the truth is, most of us in my friends circles are without girlfriends. So isn't it good to believe that since we are simple, we dont have one rather than believing that we are worthless. Why try to build general theories.Also another word for simple may be ordinary, and why a girl would go with an ordinary guy :)

Your rhetoric example of " Catch 22 Situation " regarding God & the stone is quite interesting & humorous i must admit , yet may i say , it's only because we are seeing from a materialistic point of view ,that we are being able to see the God as the omnipotent God & the stone as just a mere heavy stone . But if we can get over this materialistic viewpoint & invoke some of that so called ' cosmic consciousness',i'm sure, the realization will come that the God is God , but the stone is also The God .

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